Social, environmental, and economic barriers are interconnected, and public-private partnerships (PPPs) are key to bringing together the knowledge, expertise, resources, and networks needed to tackle global challenges.

In this editorial series we’ll explore the role of business in supporting access to education and opportunities, and consider the best way to prepare a generation of leaders who understand the importance of sustainable development.

So, your company wants to reduce its landfill waste. Now what? As sustainability reaches top of mind for investors and customers, more companies are beginning to tackle waste in their supply chains in order to boost their green cred.

Integrated reporting and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are gaining momentum. Join our half-day morning workshop, led by BrownFlynn, to explore the changing landscape for corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioners. [REGISTER HERE]

The largest annual gathering of EHS and Sustainability managers, directors and vice presidents. Celebrating its 25th year, NAEM's annual conference is dedicated to best practice-sharing for those developing and integrating strategic environmental, health, safety and sustainability programs within their companies. [REGISTER HERE]

The 10th anniversary Social Capital Markets conference, will convene leading impact investors, world-class entrepreneurs, and innovative cross-sector practitioners for three full days of networking and engaging content at the intersection of money and meaning. 3p Discount Code: "MP_TriplePundit" [REGISTER HERE]

An event series whose mission it is to bring together companies from around the world to discuss climate change and how they can work together to address it most impactfully. Now building sponsorship and registration. [INFO HERE]

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The convergence of technology is transforming business and society by helping us achieve what sustainability is all about – radical efficiency on a moment-by-moment basis. In this video interview, Joel Makower, executive editor of GreenBiz, talks about how data plays a vital role in our systems to map predictive behaviors that enable us to create “clean, green and smart” holistic systems.

Traditionally, Makower’s work has focused on how companies integrate environmental thinking in alignment with core business strategies. Connecting the dots of data, technology and sustainability, GreenBiz is in its next evolution as a series of conferences called VERGE.

Reflecting this convergence, GreenBiz has branched out to explore how effectively data allows businesses and society to track and streamline the highest level of efficiency even better than before–to achieve radical efficiency. The needs of a system change moment by moment, and these changes can be reflected by tens of thousands of data points on an hourly basis when looking at transportation, energy and urban infrastructure.

While technology is fundamental to what we do and is a vital tool, it is not the solution. By analyzing these data points, our application of technology and innovation can result in optimizing these solutions. As Makower states, “There is not a techno fix to depletion, biodiversity and injustices. Technology is a tool that allows us to do better what we are already doing “right.”

The acceleration of clean tech adoption in the sustainable business landscape has marked the point where clean tech is no longer an investor’s game, but is a part of the mainstream. VERGE addresses the points of access where information technology combined with new inventions are changing our orientation and empowering opportunities for everyone.